The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass
I’m please to announce that ‘Sylko Addict‘ is part of the Embroiderers’ Guild Collections exhibition which will be showing work at the Knitting & Stitching Shows in Alexandra Palace and Harrogate 2022.
This artwork shares my Sylko Addiction and why I adore them so much – it started as a collection of thoughts and slowly grew into a poem. Hand stitched text. Cotton cloth, vintage Sylko red thread.
Sylko Addict is my latest artwork featuring hand stitched text – I have a real weakness for vintage cotton reels.
I adore the jewel like colours and can’t resist buying them wherever I go. There is however one particular brand that I’m slightly addicted to acquiring and that’s Sylko by Dewhurst. I have shelves and boxes full of both the small, medium and large reels.
This artwork shares my Sylko Addiction and why I adore them so much – it started as a collection of thoughts and slowly grew into a poem. Hand stitched text. Cotton cloth, vintage Sylko red thread.
I really must think of a name for this collection of square text embroideries – any suggestions?
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been invited to exhibit Sylko Addict in the ‘Stitch by Stitch Textile Collective’ – “An exhibition for established and emerging textile artists working with stitch, fabric and mixed media” – at the Willow Gallery, 56 Willow Street, Oswestry, SY11 1AD; Saturday 1st July – Saturday 19th August 2023.
I’m please to announce that I’ve been invited by Artist Harry Meadley to take part in Free for All at Touchstones Rochdale – in an activity called ‘Stitched Memories‘. I’ll be in Gallery 4 from the 7-10th September collecting your words for a new site specific artwork based on Rochdale’s memories from 2022. Pop along and take part!
The final artwork – Summer 2022 – will be a companion piece for Summer ’76.
I’ll be bringing several of my artworks to share and inspire you.
What are your memories from Summer 2022?
Multi-award-winning textile artist Catherine Hill will be at Touchstones from the 7th-10th September and is looking for your help for a new artwork she’s designing.
Catherine creates hand stitched embroideries all about her own childhood memories growing up in Rochdale during the 1970’s; and for her latest artwork, she’ll be collecting and stitching Rochdale’s memories all about “Summer 2022”. Anyone can take part and all responses are anonymous. Pop along, write a phrase or a sentence or two and they could end up being stitched into a new embroidery. Catherine will have lots of art to share and inspire you.
“Summer ’76” journals the hottest summer of the 1970’s, and nearly fifty years later with more heatwaves, Catherine plans to stitch and document Rochdale’s experience of 2022.
Touchstones Rochdale
I look forward to seeing you there.
Update: January 2023
There’s some wonderful event coverage including a video about Free for All on Harry Meadley’s Website.
